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- DictionaryFore·bod·ing/fôrˈbōdiNG/
noun
- 1. fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen: "with a sense of foreboding she read the note"
adjective
- 1. implying or seeming to imply that something bad is going to happen: "when the Doctor spoke, his voice was dark and foreboding"
noun. a prediction; portent. a strong inner feeling or notion of a future misfortune, evil, etc.; presentiment. adjective. that forebodes, especially evil. foreboding. / fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ / noun. a feeling of impending evil, disaster, etc. an omen or portent. adjective. presaging something. Discover More. Derived Forms. foreˈbodingness, noun.
foreboding. noun. /fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ/ /fɔːrˈbəʊdɪŋ/ [uncountable, countable] a strong feeling that something unpleasant or dangerous is going to happen. She had a sense of foreboding that the news would be bad. The letter filled him with foreboding. He knew from her face that his forebodings had been justified. Extra Examples. Topics Danger c2.
a feeling that something very bad is going to happen: a sense of foreboding. (Definition of foreboding from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
foreboding. noun. /fɔrˈboʊdiŋ/. [uncountable, countable] a strong feeling that something unpleasant or dangerous is going to happen She had a sense of foreboding that the news would be bad. The letter filled him with foreboding. He knew from her face that his forebodings had been justified.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English fore‧bod‧ing /fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ $ fɔːrˈboʊ-/ noun [ uncountable] a strong feeling that something bad is going to happen soon She waited for news with a grim sense of foreboding. see thesaurus at fear Examples from the Corpus foreboding • Although the fresh night air was welcome, Jack was again aware of ...
to foretell or predict; be an omen of; indicate beforehand; portend: clouds that forebode a storm. to have a strong inner feeling or notion of (a future misfortune, evil, catastrophe, etc.); have a presentiment of. v.i.
Feb 12, 2024 · foreboding (comparative more foreboding, superlative most foreboding) Of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.
